Security Bulletin: Multiple operator framework security vulnerabilities may affect IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak

Summary

symlink is used by IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak as part of the operator framework (CVE-2015-3627). Distribution is used by IBM Robotic Process Automation as part of the operator framework (CVE-2023-2253).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2015-3627
**DESCRIPTION:**A symlink vulnerability in Libcontainer and Docker Engine regarding the file-descriptor being opened prior to performing the chroot could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted Dockerfile or image to gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base score: 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103092 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVEID:CVE-2023-2253
**DESCRIPTION:**Distribution is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation by the /v2/_catalog endpoint. By sending a specially crafted /v2/_catalog API endpoint request request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/254846 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None